The Roots of Progress

AI is already 10x-ing academic research. How do we get to 100x?

Agentic AI could unlock social science abundance

12 hrs ago • Andy Hall

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Teaching Progress Studies at Universities

A workshop for professors, May 21–24 in DC, hosted by RPI & JHU

Apr 13 • Ben Thomas

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Announcing the 2026 Roots of Progress Blog-Building Intensive

Apply to the 4th cohort of this highly-regarded program for progress writers and intellectuals

Apr 6 • Emma McAleavy

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March 2026

As we may vibe

Reflections on six weeks of coding with Claude

Mar 4 • Jason Crawford

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February 2026

Links and short notes, 2026-02-20

“Some kind of turning point,” Elon on Dwarkesh, a social network for AIs, and lots more

Feb 20 • Jason Crawford

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Policy: From ideas to real-world change

Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025

Feb 16 • Ben Thomas

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Health, biotech, and longevity: How to extend human flourishing

Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025

Feb 10 • Ben Thomas

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Climate and energy: Innovation at every level

Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025

Feb 3 • Ben Thomas

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Progress for progressives

The “party of science” must also embrace technology and economic growth

Feb 2 • Jason Crawford

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January 2026

Links and short notes, 2026-01-26

The wisdom of Vitalik, Voices from 2099, ultrasound BCI, preventative MRIs, a browser written by AI, and much, much more

Jan 26 • Jason Crawford

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No silver bullet

Lessons about how to create safety from the history of fire

Jan 23 • Jason Crawford

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Metascience: Accelerating scientific progress

Talks and writing from Progress Conference 2025

Jan 23 • Ben Thomas

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